Quote Originally Posted by SOG420
For anyone interested in similiarsubjects I found an exert in the cannabis breeders bible on page 117
"the hermaphrodite condition should not pass to the offspring in theory if the genes are not present in the parents"
so to me that says that a normal cutting stressed to herm should have at least 3/4 the dna of a regular seed. Correct me if I'm wrong. I am calling out to all breeds for advice on this.
what exactly is your question? all plants are programmed to hermie if they go to far. it's a way to preserver the lineage. the buds start growing trying to catch male pollen. they continue to swell trying desperately to get some of that pollen. (notice how when they get pollinated the buds stop growing?) if a female doesn't get pollinated, then they can hermie so they continue the lineage. so it is genetically in all plants.

just because a plant is stressed doesn't mean it will hermie, it means that it can. each strain is different. light, nutes, temps and more can all cause a plant to hermie. where do you think female seeds come from?


-shake